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BECHLY, Christian Hermann
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 502 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Terrors Creek, Qld, 24 June 1889 |
| Home Town: | Petrie, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Nambour, Qld., 2 February 1974, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nambour Garden Cemetery, Qld Section GA1, Row 20, Plot 7 |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Woodford Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 502, 12th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 502, 12th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 502, 12th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Christian's parents were Christian Frederick Bechly and Auguste Marie Reik of Woodford. Christian was the seventh youngest of eight children. Christian was living at Mt Pleasant and was working as a labourer in 1913. He enlisted 7 August 1916 at Brisbane. He married Mary Agnes Ah Quee at Brisbane 9 April 1924. He died aged 84 and is buried with his wife in the Nambour Cemetery.
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